Company, part of broad effort, envisions using the technology to help pilots fly planes

WASHINGTON—Airbus Group SE has asked aviation officials and regulators on both sides of the Atlantic to draft joint standards that could eventually allow pilots to use wireless technology to help fly airliners.

So far, most public attention has focused on enhanced wireless technology to improve connectivity for passengers surfing the Web during flights. But the European company’s move is part of a broader, less well-known...